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Facilities subcommittee: middle‑school roof approved; security and energy issues noted

5789317 · September 9, 2025
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At the Sept. 8 meeting the facilities subcommittee reported MSBA approval of a new middle‑school roof estimated at about $6.5–$6.8 million and listed multiple maintenance projects, lighting work and security concerns about lights and open windows at school buildings.

Mister Schwartz, chair of the facilities subcommittee, reported on work approved and in progress across the district’s school buildings at the Sept. 8 Gardner School Committee meeting.

Schwartz said the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) has approved a new roof for the middle school with an estimated cost of roughly $6.5 million to $6.8 million. “It’s unbelievable of what a new roof costs today,” he said.

He listed completed and ongoing projects: replacement of the main communication…

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